Padres..Will wear Orange-on-Blue patches this Saturday to honor memory of the late GM-Kevin Towers and coach Rob Piccollo-who passed away in off season…Team will wear patches 5-other times when wearing their 1990s throwback uniforms.

San Francisco…LB-Reuben Foster pleads not guilty to 3-felony charges of domestic abuse and gun incident.

Bill Parcels…praises New England Patriots organization…says off field headlines about power struggle between Bob Kraft-Bill Belicheck-Tom Brady mean nothing….Only what happens on field counts….says Pats have had illustrious run.